Second Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari

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Second Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari
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  Cabinet of Nigeria
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Date formed21 August 2019
Date dissolved29 May 2023
People and organisations
Head of state Muhammadu Buhari
Head of government Muhammadu Buhari
Member party All Progressives Congress
Opposition party People's Democratic Party
History
Predecessor First Cabinet of Muhammadu Buhari
Successor Cabinet of Bola Tinubu

The Second Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari consists of the ministers appointed in the Buhari Administration to take responsibility for each of the government ministries of Nigeria following the 2019 elections. Most ministers were sworn in on 21 August 2019 and the cabinet was dissolved on 29 May 2023, the day of Bola Tinubu's inauguration.

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Formation

Similarly to his first cabinet formation, Buhari delayed appointing a cabinet until later in the year, much to the chagrin of pundits and economists who said that the delay was hurting policy development and economic growth. [1] [2]

On 11 November, a cabinet of 43 ministers from each of the 36 states of Nigeria was sworn in. [lower-alpha 1] [4] The list did not contain over a dozen ministers that were in Buhari's first cabinet while including numerous former governors. [5] The new cabinet was criticized for its decline in gender diversity (with only seven women compared to fifteen at the start of the last cabinet) and preference for political allies over technocrats. [6] [7]

Cabinet of Nigeria

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
The Presidency
President 29 May 201929 May 2023  APC
Vice President 29 May 201929 May 2023  APC
Chief of Staff to the President 5 June 2019 [8] 17 April 2020 [lower-alpha 3] [9]   APC
13 May 2020 [10] 29 May 2023  APC
Secretary to the Government of the Federation 5 June 2019 [8] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development21 August 2019 [11] 1 September 2021 [lower-alpha 4] [12]   APC
1 September 2021 [12] 29 May 2023  APC
Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Aviation
Minister of Aviation 21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence 21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Education
Minister of Education 21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Minister of State for Education21 August 2019 [11] 11 May 2022 [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 6] [13] [14]   APC
6 July 2022 [15] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Environment
Minister of Environment21 August 2019 [11] 10 September 2021 [lower-alpha 7] [16]   APC
6 April 2022 [17] 29 May 2023  APC
Minister of State for Environment21 August 2019 [11] 6 July 2022 [lower-alpha 8] [15]   APC
6 July 2022 [15] 29 May 2023  APC
Federal Capital Territory Administration
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory 21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning 21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  N/A
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  N/A
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs 21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  N/A
Ministry of Health
Minister of Health21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Minister of State for Health21 August 2019 [11] 6 July 2022 [lower-alpha 9] [15]   APC
6 July 2022 [15] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  N/A
Ministry of Information and Culture
Minister of Information and Culture 21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of the Interior
Minister of the Interior21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Justice
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation 21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Labour and Employment
Minister of Labour and Employment21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Minister of State for Labour and Employment21 August 2019 [11] 24 September 2019 [lower-alpha 10] [18]   APC
24 September 2019 [18] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Mines and Steel Development
Minister of Mines and Steel Development21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development21 August 2019 [11] May 2022 [lower-alpha 6]   APC
6 July 2022 [15] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs21 August 2019 [11] 11 May 2022 [lower-alpha 6] [19] [14]   APC
6 July 2022 [15] 29 May 2023  APC
Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs21 August 2019 [11] 24 September 2019 [lower-alpha 11] [18]   APC
24 September 2019 [18] May 2022 [lower-alpha 6]   APC
6 July 2022 [15] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Petroleum Resources
Minister of Petroleum Resources21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Police Affairs
Minister of Police Affairs21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Power
Minister of Power21 August 2019 [11] 1 September 2021 [lower-alpha 4] [12]   APC
1 September 2021 [12] 29 May 2023  APC
Minister of State for Power21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation [lower-alpha 12]
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation21 August 2019 [11] 11 May 2022 [lower-alpha 6] [22] [14]   APC
6 July 2022 [15] 29 May 2023  APC
Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation21 August 2019 [11] 6 April 2022 [lower-alpha 13] [17]   APC
6 July 2022 [15] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs
Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Transportation
Minister of Transportation21 August 2019 [11] 16 May 2022 [lower-alpha 6] [23]   APC
6 July 2022 [15] 29 May 2023  APC
Minister of State for Transportation21 August 2019 [11] 6 July 2022 [lower-alpha 14] [15]   APC
6 July 2022 [15] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Water Resources
Minister of Water Resources21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Women Affairs
Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Works and Housing
Minister of Works and Housing21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC
Minister of State for Works and Housing21 August 2019 [11] 1 September 2021 [lower-alpha 15] [12]   APC
24 December 2021 [24] 6 July 2022 [lower-alpha 16] [15]   APC
6 July 2022 [15] 29 May 2023  APC
Ministry of Youth and Sports Development
Minister of Youth and Sports Development21 August 2019 [11] 29 May 2023  APC


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Notes

  1. By convention, the cabinet contains a minister or minister of state from each of the 36 states. [3]
  2. 1 2 Serves as President and Minister of Petroleum Resources concurrently. [20]
  3. Died from COVID-19 complications.
  4. 1 2 Sacked after a cabinet "self-review" to "strengthen weak areas."
  5. Although Nwajiuba tendered his resignation on 28 April, he continued serving as minister until 11 May.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Resigned to run for President in line with a Buhari directive for ministers seeking office to resign by 16 May 2022.
  7. Resigned to become Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; ministry handed over to Minister of State until new Minister was appointed.
  8. Redeployed as Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs in the July 2022 cabinet reshuffle.
  9. Redeployed as Minister of Science and Technology in the July 2022 cabinet reshuffle.
  10. Redeployed as Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs.
  11. Redeployed as Minister of State for Labour and Employment.
  12. Originally Ministry of Science and Technology until 6 August 2021. [21]
  13. Resigned to become Minister of Environment.
  14. Redeployed as Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development in the July 2022 cabinet reshuffle.
  15. Resigned to become Minister of Power
  16. Redeployed as Minister of Transportation in the July 2022 cabinet reshuffle.

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